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Eleanor Richards 1827–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1827

Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 15 Mar 1898

Death Location: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

Father: William Richards

Mother: Matilda McVay

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Eleanor Richards was born in 1827 in Barbour, Alabama, United States, the child of William Richards And Matilda Mcvay. Eleanor Richards passed away in 1898 in Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Richards was born in 1827 in Barbour, Alabama, United States, the child of William Richards And Matilda Mcvay.
  • Eleanor Richards passed away in 1898 in Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt, Texas, United States.

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Eleanor Richards's Ancestors

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Eleanor Richards
1827–1898
Birth Place: Barbour, Alabama, United States
Parents
William Richards
1802–1855
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Matilda McVay
1807–1870
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Robert Richards
1776–1851
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Eleanor (Nee) Black
1780–1848
South Carolina, United States
William McVay
1883–
Scotland
Christian Roark
1886–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lee Richards
1750–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1827
26 Jan 1827
Birth of Eleanor Richards in Barbour, Alabama, United States
Barbour, Alabama, United States
1898
15 Mar 1898
Age 71
Death of Eleanor Richards in Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt, Texas, United States
Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1827
    Event Place: Barbour, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

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